Fabrizio Gifuni (born 16 July 1966) is an Italian stage, film and television actor. He won two

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s and a

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Life and career

Born in

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, the son of the politician

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, Gifuni enrolled at the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1992. He made his film debut in 1996, in ''La bruttina stagionata''. Two years later he had his

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as Pelaia in

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's '' The Way We Laughed'', then in 1999 he received a nomination for Best Actor at the David di Donatello for his performance in '' A Love''. In 2002 Gifuni was appointed EFP Shooting Star at the

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for his performance in

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's '' Probably Love''. In 2003 thanks to his performance in ''

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'' he received her second nomination for David di Donatello and won the

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for Best Actor along with the rest of the male cast. He received a third nomination for David di Donatello in 2012, for

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's '' Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy''. In 2014 he won the

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and the

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for his role in '' Human Capital''.

Personal life

Gifuni is married to actress

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.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . He was son of politician Gaetano Gifuni, former Secretary General of the

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from 1992 to 2006 and former Minister for Parliamentary Relations in 1987.

Selected filmography

*'' The Way We Laughed'' (1998) *'' A Love'' (1999) *'' Johnny the Partisan'' (2000) *'' La Carbonara'' (2000) * '' This Is Not Paradise'' (2000) *'' Empty Eyes'' (2001) *'' Probably Love'' (2001) *''

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'' (2002) *''

'' (2003) * '' Miss F'' (2007) * '' The Sweet and the Bitter'' (2007) * '' The Girl by the Lake'' (2007) * '' Paul VI: The Pope in the Tempest'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2008) * '' The Cézanne Affair'' (2009) *'' Dark Love'' (2010) *'' C'era una volta la città dei matti...'' (2010) *''

Kryptonite! ''Kryptonite!'' ( it, La kryptonite nella borsa) is a 2011 Italian comedy film directed by Ivan Cotroneo. Cast * Valeria Golino as Rosaria * Cristiana Capotondi as Titina * Luca Zingaretti as Antonio * Antonia Truppo as Valeria * Libero De Ri ...

'' (2011) *'' Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy'' (2012) *''

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'' (2012) *'' Human Capital'' (2013) *'' Sweet Dreams'' (2016) *'' The Beast'' (2020)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gifuni, Fabrizio 1966 births People of Apulian descent People of Sicilian descent Male actors from Rome Italian male stage actors Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Living people 21st-century Italian male actors Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni Nastro d'Argento winners David di Donatello winners